Bears potentially spared of facing DeAndre Hopkins in Week 1 matchup: Reports originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago Titans wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins suffered a knee injury during the team’s training camp practice on Wednesday, according to multiple reports. Paul Kuharsky was the first to report the news. The injury is expected to keep Hopkins sidelined for four-to-six weeks, per …

Oklahoma’s Jackson Arnold drops back pass during a University of Oklahoma (OU) Sooners spring football game at Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman, Okla., Saturday, April 20, 2024. BRYAN TERRY/THE OKLAHOMAN / USA TODAY NETWORK It’s one of the biggest stories in sports. The Oklahoma Sooners and the Texas Longhorns left the [autotag]Big 12[/autotag] and moved to the [autotag]SEC[/autotag]. The …

At the end of last season, Bailey Zappe was the Patriots’ starting quarterback. As he heads toward this season, Zappe is just hoping for an opportunity to make the team. Zappe isn’t getting many opportunities in training camp. Today he didn’t get a single rep in either 7-on-7 or 11-on-11 work, according to MassLive.com. Still, Zappe is hoping to do …

Sep 25, 2021; Los Angeles, California, USA; USC Trojans head coach Donte Williams wide receiver Drake London (15) after a touchdown play in the first half of the game Oregon State Beavers at United Airlines Field at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports It is true that former USC head coach Donte Williams flipped Trojan commit …

The Chiefs added a new tight end to the roster on Friday. The NFL’s daily transaction report shows that they have signed Geor’quarius Spivey to their 90-man roster. Wide receiver Izaiah Gathings was waived to make room for Spivey in Kansas City. Spivey spent three seasons at Mississippi State and two years at TCU before returning to his first school …

Quarterback Gerry Bohanon talks with the media after BYU held their first fall football practice in Provo on Wednesday, July 31, 2024. | Scott G Winterton, Deseret News Since spring camp ended in late March with BYU offensive coordinator Aaron Roderick declaring the starting quarterback competition between Jake Retzlaff and Gerry Bohanon “neck and neck,” the general consensus of reporters …

The Drake Maye Report: Rookie submits most impressive full-pads practice originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston FOXBORO — Drake Maye shrugged his shoulders and smiled after what was easily his best fully-padded practice as a professional. He’d just gone 11-for-13 in competitive team periods — including a red-hot stretch of 7-on-7 passing in a red-zone period — but still looked …

Louisville football coach Jeff Brohm has consistently taken responsibility for the Cardinals ending last season with three consecutive losses. U of L was 10-1 before losing to Kentucky in the Governor’s Cup, falling to Florida State in the ACC championship game and dropping its finale against USC in the Holiday Bowl. “You’ve got to be sharp in every aspect,” Brohm …

49ers camp takeaways: Offense sharp; Odum makes most of opportunities originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SANTA CLARA — The 49ers opened up their third block of training camp practices on Friday with a packed house of fans. Brock Purdy had a second straight practice without an interception during the session, which Kyle Shanahan deemed a little bit shorter …

The Texas Tech football team picked up a commitment Friday from Braylan McDonald, a defensive back from Lancaster who had pledged to Washington State. McDonald, listed at 5-foot-11 and 185 pounds, will be a high school senior this season. In addition to Tech and Washington State, he’s attracted scholarship offers from Boston College, Texas-El Paso, Texas State, Arkansas State and …

Training camp stock watch: Judon a full participant in padded practice originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston FOXBORO — On a smoking hot day, the Patriots offense finally found its stride a little during a two-hour practice. Now by “stride” I mean kind of a walking stride. Better than ambling. Definitely not stumbling. But not running or sprinting either. They …

BRADENTON, Fla. – August is here and it means heavy preseason events across the country, especially in the fertile state of Florida. Its most notable national prep program, IMG Academy, held its annual media day and open practice on Friday and Rivals was on hand. National recruiting analyst John Garcia, Jr. shares 10 takeaways from the event. MORE GARCIA: Toughest …

WESTFIELD, Ind. — Anthony Richardson saw pressure coming and recognized the coverage. He didn’t panic. He didn’t run for it, either. The Indianapolis Colts quarterback instead checked to a play that head coach Shane Steichen has encouraged him to run against pressure and fired a pass before the play clock expired. Was this a sign of things to come for …

Jul 10, 2024; Las Vegas, NV, USA; Colorado Buffaloes head coach Deion Sanders speaks to the media during the Big 12 Media Days at Allegiant Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Candice Ward-USA TODAY Sports A new era of college athletics began on Friday as the Colorado Buffaloes, Arizona Wildcats, Arizona State Sun Devils and Utah Utes officially joined the Big 12 Conference. …

New York Giants co-owner John Mara said that head coach Brian Daboll and general manager Joe Schoen know exactly what is expected of them for the 2024 NFL season after last year’s lackluster 6-11 finish. “I obviously want to show significant improvement over last year, but I’m not going to make any specific guarantees or demands,” Mara said when speaking …